diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/converter.py b/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
index 850ca728f..2da0e110f 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
@@ -676,11 +676,16 @@ class clean_content(Converter):
         Whether to use nicknames when transforming mentions.
     escape_markdown: :class:`bool`
         Whether to also escape special markdown characters.
+    remove_markdown: :class:`bool`
+        Whether to also remove special markdown characters. This option is not supported with ``escape_markdown``
+        
+        .. versionadded:: 1.7
     """
-    def __init__(self, *, fix_channel_mentions=False, use_nicknames=True, escape_markdown=False):
+    def __init__(self, *, fix_channel_mentions=False, use_nicknames=True, escape_markdown=False, remove_markdown=False):
         self.fix_channel_mentions = fix_channel_mentions
         self.use_nicknames = use_nicknames
         self.escape_markdown = escape_markdown
+        self.remove_markdown = remove_markdown
 
     async def convert(self, ctx, argument):
         message = ctx.message
@@ -731,6 +736,8 @@ class clean_content(Converter):
 
         if self.escape_markdown:
             result = discord.utils.escape_markdown(result)
+        elif self.remove_markdown:
+            result = discord.utils.remove_markdown(result)
 
         # Completely ensure no mentions escape:
         return discord.utils.escape_mentions(result)
diff --git a/discord/message.py b/discord/message.py
index c681d33e7..da2e99384 100644
--- a/discord/message.py
+++ b/discord/message.py
@@ -808,9 +808,9 @@ class Message(Hashable):
 
         .. note::
 
-            This *does not* escape markdown. If you want to escape
-            markdown then use :func:`utils.escape_markdown` along
-            with this function.
+            This *does not* affect markdown. If you want to escape
+            or remove markdown then use :func:`utils.escape_markdown` or :func:`utils.remove_markdown` 
+            respectively, along with this function.
         """
 
         transformations = {
diff --git a/discord/utils.py b/discord/utils.py
index 51031485d..8049eb46c 100644
--- a/discord/utils.py
+++ b/discord/utils.py
@@ -484,6 +484,43 @@ _MARKDOWN_ESCAPE_COMMON = r'^>(?:>>)?\s|\[.+\]\(.+\)'
 
 _MARKDOWN_ESCAPE_REGEX = re.compile(r'(?P<markdown>%s|%s)' % (_MARKDOWN_ESCAPE_SUBREGEX, _MARKDOWN_ESCAPE_COMMON), re.MULTILINE)
 
+_URL_REGEX = r'(?P<url><[^: >]+:\/[^ >]+>|(?:https?|steam):\/\/[^\s<]+[^<.,:;\"\'\]\s])'
+
+_MARKDOWN_STOCK_REGEX = r'(?P<markdown>[_\\~|\*`]|%s)' % _MARKDOWN_ESCAPE_COMMON
+
+def remove_markdown(text, *, ignore_links=True):
+    """A helper function that removes markdown characters.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.7
+    
+    .. note::
+            This function is not markdown aware and may remove meaning from the original text. For example,
+            if the input contains ``10 * 5`` then it will be converted into ``10  5``.
+    
+    Parameters
+    -----------
+    text: :class:`str`
+        The text to remove markdown from.
+    ignore_links: :class:`bool`
+        Whether to leave links alone when removing markdown. For example,
+        if a URL in the text contains characters such as ``_`` then it will
+        be left alone. Defaults to ``True``.
+
+    Returns
+    --------
+    :class:`str`
+        The text with the markdown special characters removed.
+    """
+
+    def replacement(match):
+        groupdict = match.groupdict()
+        return groupdict.get('url', '')
+
+    regex = _MARKDOWN_STOCK_REGEX
+    if ignore_links:
+        regex = '(?:%s|%s)' % (_URL_REGEX, regex)
+    return re.sub(regex, replacement, text, 0, re.MULTILINE)
+
 def escape_markdown(text, *, as_needed=False, ignore_links=True):
     r"""A helper function that escapes Discord's markdown.
 
@@ -510,7 +547,6 @@ def escape_markdown(text, *, as_needed=False, ignore_links=True):
     """
 
     if not as_needed:
-        url_regex = r'(?P<url><[^: >]+:\/[^ >]+>|(?:https?|steam):\/\/[^\s<]+[^<.,:;\"\'\]\s])'
         def replacement(match):
             groupdict = match.groupdict()
             is_url = groupdict.get('url')
@@ -518,9 +554,9 @@ def escape_markdown(text, *, as_needed=False, ignore_links=True):
                 return is_url
             return '\\' + groupdict['markdown']
 
-        regex = r'(?P<markdown>[_\\~|\*`]|%s)' % _MARKDOWN_ESCAPE_COMMON
+        regex = _MARKDOWN_STOCK_REGEX
         if ignore_links:
-            regex = '(?:%s|%s)' % (url_regex, regex)
+            regex = '(?:%s|%s)' % (_URL_REGEX, regex)
         return re.sub(regex, replacement, text, 0, re.MULTILINE)
     else:
         text = re.sub(r'\\', r'\\\\', text)
diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index d0c9a40b9..0b581d6f4 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -929,6 +929,8 @@ Utility Functions
 
 .. autofunction:: discord.utils.oauth_url
 
+.. autofunction:: discord.utils.remove_markdown
+
 .. autofunction:: discord.utils.escape_markdown
 
 .. autofunction:: discord.utils.escape_mentions